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The taxonomy here displays all parent and child nodes of the taxonomy that are tagged as accepted or synonymised. Only species tagged as marine are shown (so you may find some parent nodes with no species within them).

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Animalia
  Mollusca
  Porifera
    Calcarea
    Hexactinellida
    Homoscleromorpha
    Porifera incertae sedis
    Demospongiae
      Ceractinomorpha
      Tetractinomorpha
      Dendroceratida
      Dictyoceratida
      Halichondrida
      Halisarcida
      Haplosclerida
      Poecilosclerida
        Microcionina
          Iophonidae
          Microcionidae
            Microcioninae
              Cornulotrocha
              Clathria
                  Clathria acanthotoxa
                  Clathria anancora
                  Clathria anchorata
                  Clathria angularis
                  Clathria armata
                  Clathria ascendens
                  Clathria assimilis
                  Clathria atrasanguinea
                  Clathria barleei
                  Clathria basifixa
                  Clathria bitoxa
                  Clathria campecheae
                  Clathria cantabrica
                  Clathria chelifera
                  Clathria cleistochela
                  Clathria compressa
                  Clathria corallorhizoides
                  Clathria ctenichela
                  Clathria delicata
                  Clathria depressa
                  Clathria dianae
                  Clathria ditoxa
                  Clathria duplex
                  Clathria elliptichela
                  Clathria fallax
                  Clathria frogeti
                  Clathria frondiculata
                  Clathria gradalis
                  Clathria haplotoxa
                  Clathria heterotoxa
                  Clathria hjorti
                  Clathria intermedia
                  Clathria jolicoeuri
                  Clathria laevis
                  Clathria levii
                  Clathria macrochela
                  Clathria marissuperi
                  Clathria microchela
                  Clathria normani
                  Clathria oroides
                  Clathria osismica
                  Clathria oxeifera
                  Clathria palmatichela
                  Clathria plurityla
                  Clathria poecilosclera
                  Clathria primitiva
                  Clathria schmitti
                  Clathria seriata
                  Clathria spinarcus
                  Clathria strepsitoxa
                  Clathria tenuissima
                  Clathria toximajor
                  Clathria toxirecta
                  Clathria toxistricta
                  Clathria toxistyla
                  Clathria toxitenuis
                  Clathria toxivaria
                  Clathria translata
                  Clathria tricurvatifera
                  Clathria prolifera
                  Clathria aspera
                  Clathria dichela
                  Clathria discreta
                  Clathria granulata
                  Clathria koreana
                  Clathria lobata
                  Clathria minuta
                  Clathria surculosa
                  Clathria virgultosa
                  Clathria zoanthifera
                  Clathria (Axosuberites)
                  Clathria (Clathria)
                  Clathria (Dendrocia)
                  Clathria (Isociella)
                    Clathria (Isociella) eccentrica
                    Clathria (Isociella) incrustans
                    Clathria (Isociella) jacksoniana
                    Clathria (Isociella) macropora
                    Clathria (Isociella) selachia
                    Clathria (Isociella) skia
                    Clathria (Isociella) oudekraalensis
                  Clathria (Microciona)
                  Clathria (Thalysias)
                  Clathria (Wilsonella)
                  Clathria lipochela
                  Clathria pauper
                  Clathria terraenovae
                  Clathria paucispicula
                  Clathria toxipraedita
                  Clathria amabilis
                  Clathria (Axociella)
                  Clathria loveni
                  Clathria mollis
                  Clathria chartacea
                  Clathria hartmeyeri
                  Clathria morisca
                  Clathria fauroti
                  Clathria georgiaensis
                  Clathria parva
                  Clathria toxitenuis
                  Clathria whiteleggei
                  Clathria angulifera
                  Clathria anthoides
                  Clathria arcuophora
                  Clathria axociona
                  Clathria basilana
                  Clathria biclathrata
                  Clathria borealis
                  Clathria bulbosa
                  Clathria burtoni
                  Clathria caelata
                  Clathria calopora
                  Clathria calypso
                  Clathria carteri
                  Clathria compressa
                  Clathria conica
                  Clathria dayi
                  Clathria decumbens
                  Clathria elastica
                  Clathria elastica
                  Clathria elegans
                  Clathria faviformis
                  Clathria foliacea
                  Clathria foliascens
                  Clathria hexagonopora
                  Clathria inanchorata
                  Clathria indica
                  Clathria inhacensis
                  Clathria juncea
                  Clathria kylista
                  Clathria laevigata
                  Clathria lissosclera
                  Clathria longichela
                  Clathria macroisochela
                  Clathria madrepora
                  Clathria maeandrina
                  Clathria menoui
                  Clathria microxa
                  Clathria mosulpia
                  Clathria multipes
                  Clathria murphyi
                  Clathria oculata
                  Clathria pachystyla
                  Clathria papillosa
                  Clathria partita
                  Clathria pellicula
                  Clathria rectangulosa
                  Clathria rhaphidotoxa
                  Clathria robusta
                  Clathria sarai
                  Clathria saraspinifera
                  Clathria shirahama
                  Clathria spinispicula
                  Clathria spongiosa
                  Clathria spongodes
                  Clathria squalorum
                  Clathria striata
                  Clathria tenuifibra
                  Clathria tortuosa
                  Clathria transiens
                  Clathria ulmus
                  Clathria unica
                  Clathria wilsoni
                  Clathria alata
                  Clathria dura
                  Clathria elegantula
                  Clathria imperfecta
                  Clathria myxilloides
                  Clathria pyramida
                  Clathria incrustans
                  Clathria macropora
                  Clathria selachia
                  Clathria skia
                  Clathria acanthotoxa
                  Clathria brondstedi
                  Clathria bulbotoxa
                  Clathria claudei
                  Clathria curvichela
                  Clathria hentscheli
                  Clathria hymedesmioides
                  Clathria illawarrae
                  Clathria leighensis
                  Clathria lizardensis
                  Clathria richmondi
                  Clathria rubens
                  Clathria simae
                  Clathria stephensae
                  Clathria tunisiae
                  Clathria urizae
                  Clathria vacelettia
                  Clathria acanthodes
                  Clathria aculeata
                  Clathria amirantiensis
                  Clathria aphylla
                  Clathria araiosa
                  Clathria basiarenacea
                  Clathria calochela
                  Clathria copiosa
                  Clathria coppingeri
                  Clathria corallitincta
                  Clathria corneolia
                  Clathria costifera
                  Clathria cullingworthi
                  Clathria darwinensis
                  Clathria dentata
                  Clathria encrusta
                  Clathria fascicularis
                  Clathria fasciculata
                  Clathria favosa
                  Clathria flabellifera
                  Clathria diechinata
                  Clathria australis
                  Clathria fusterna
                  Clathria hallmanni
                  Clathria hechteli
                  Clathria hesperia
                  Clathria hirsuta
                  Clathria indurata
                  Clathria jugosa
                  Clathria kieschnicki
                  Clathria koltuni
                  Clathria lematolae
                  Clathria lendenfeldi
                  Clathria major
                  Clathria multipora
                  Clathria oxitoxa
                  Clathria phorbasiformis
                  Clathria reinwardti
                  Clathria spicata
                  Clathria styloprothesis
                  Clathria tingens
                  Clathria wesselensis
                  Clathria abrolhosensis
                  Clathria australiensis
                  Clathria claviformis
                  Clathria ensiae
                  Clathria lindgreni
                  Clathria litos
                  Clathria mixta
                  Clathria ramosa
                  Clathria rugosa
                  Clathria pelligera
                  Clathria frondifera
                  Clathria dichela
                  Clathria spiculosa
                  Clathria mortenseni
                  Clathria pulcherrima
                  Clathria procera
                  Clathria beani
                  Clathria abyssorum
                  Clathria laciniosa
                  Clathria coralloides
                  Clathria spinifera
                  Clathria (Cornulotrocha)
                  Clathria hongdoensis
                  Clathria sohuksanensis
                  Clathria perforata
                  Clathria benguelaensis
                  Clathria omegiensis
                  Clathria oudekraalensis
                  Clathria hooperi
                  Clathria rosetafiordica
                  Clathria marplatensis
                  Clathria scabida
                  Clathria prolifera
                  Clathria connectens
                  Clathria echinonematissima
                  Clathria flabellata
                  Clathria gorgonioides
                  Clathria horrida
                  Clathria obliqua
                  Clathria vasiformis
                  Clathria calla
                  Clathria echinata
                  Clathria adioristica
                  Clathria spinosa
                  Clathria ferrea
                  Clathria rarispinosa
                  Clathria isodictyoides
                  Clathria raraechelae
                  Clathria schoenus
                  Clathria venosa
                  Clathria collosclera
                  Clathria meyeri
                  Clathria noarlungae
                  Clathria oxyphila
                  Clathria piniformis
                  Clathria productitoxa
                  Clathria pyramidalis
                  Clathria raphanus
                  Clathria rubens
                  Clathria scotti
                  Clathria typica
                  Clathria toxifera
                  Clathria topsenti
                  Clathria mutabilis
                  Clathria longitoxa
                  Clathria dubia
                  Clathria aruensis
                  Clathria eccentrica
                  Clathria aceratoobtusa
                  Clathria affinis
                  Clathria anonyma
                  Clathria brepha
                  Clathria bulboretorta
                  Clathria coccinea
                  Clathria dendyi
                  Clathria densa
                  Clathria grisea
                  Clathria haematodes
                  Clathria ixauda
                  Clathria lajorei
                  Clathria microjoanna
                  Clathria micronesia
                  Clathria microxea
                  Clathria mima
                  Clathria parthena
                  Clathria pennata
                  Clathria plinthina
                  Clathria polita
                  Clathria quadriradiata
                  Clathria rhopalophora
                  Clathria seriata
                  Clathria sigmoidea
                  Clathria similis
                  Clathria spinatoxa
                  Clathria spongigartina
                  Clathria tetrastyla
                  Clathria abietina
                  Clathria arborescens
                  Clathria arteria
                  Clathria bitoxifera
                  Clathria craspedia
                  Clathria cratitia
                  Clathria delaubenfelsi
                  Clathria distincta
                  Clathria erecta
                  Clathria eurypa
                  Clathria filifera
                  Clathria hartmani
                  Clathria juniperina
                  Clathria kilauea
                  Clathria lambda
                  Clathria linda
                  Clathria lissoclada
                  Clathria maunaloa
                  Clathria membranacea
                  Clathria cervicornis
                  Clathria michaelseni
                  Clathria micropunctata
                  Clathria naikaiensis
                  Clathria nervosa
                  Clathria nuda
                  Clathria orientalis
                  Clathria originalis
                  Clathria pachyaxia
                  Clathria placenta
                  Clathria ramosa
                  Clathria typica
                  Clathria ridleyi
                  Clathria rubra
                  Clathria spinifera
                  Clathria vulpina
                  Clathria oxeota
                  Clathria dichotoma
                  Clathria labyrinthica
              Hymantho
              Microciona
              Paresperia
              Rhaphidophlus
              Echinochalina
              Holopsamma
              Pandaros
              Axociella
              Pseudanchinoe
              Stylotellopsis
              Aaata
              Anaata
              Antherochalina
              Aulenella
              Axocielita
              Clathriopsamma
              Colloclathria
              Dendrocia
              Dictyociona
              Echinonema
              Fisherispongia
              Halme
              Leptoclathria
              Litaspongia
              Marleyia
              Ophistospongia
              Oplitaspongia
              Paratenaciella
              Plectispa
              Protophlitaspongia
              Psammotoxa
              Raphidophlus
              Rhapidophlus
              Tenacia
              Thalassodendron
              Thalyseurypon
              Wilsonella
              Allocia
              Damoseni
              Labacea
              Ligrota
              Paradoryx
              Pitalia
              Ramoses
              Sophax
              Tablis
              Tenaciella
              Isociella
              Thalysias
              Axosuberites
              Wetmoreus
            Ophlitaspongiinae
            Acarniidae
            Ophlitaspongiidae
          Raspailiidae
          Rhabderemiidae
          Clathriidae
          Acarnidae
          Sollasellidae
          Iophoneae
          Cornulidae
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        Myxillina
        Latrunculina
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      Chondrosida
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      Axinellida
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      Demospongiae incertae sedis
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